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20.1.2.1 How To Use This Section</a>
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This section is designed in two parts: the first half (roughly) covers
background material, while the second half can be taken to the
keyboard as a handy reference.

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When trying to answer questions of the form ``how do I do blah'', it
is often best to find out how to do``blah'' in straight Tk, and then
convert this back into the corresponding <tt class="module"><a href="module-Tkinter.html">Tkinter</a></tt> call.
Python programmers can often guess at the correct Python command by
looking at the Tk documentation. This means that in order to use
Tkinter, you will have to know a little bit about Tk. This document
can't fulfill that role, so the best we can do is point you to the
best documentation that exists. Here are some hints:

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<li>The authors strongly suggest getting a copy of the Tk man
pages. Specifically, the man pages in the <code>mann</code> directory are most
useful. The <code>man3</code> man pages describe the C interface to the Tk
library and thus are not especially helpful for script writers.  

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<li>Addison-Wesley publishes a book called <em class="citetitle"
 >Tcl and the
Tk Toolkit</em> by John Ousterhout (ISBN 0-201-63337-X) which is a good
introduction to Tcl and Tk for the novice.  The book is not
exhaustive, and for many details it defers to the man pages. 

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<li><span class="file">Tkinter.py</span> is a last resort for most, but can be a good
place to go when nothing else makes sense.  
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  <p class="heading">See Also:</p>

<dl compact="compact" class="seetitle">
    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://tcl.activestate.com/"
        >ActiveState Tcl Home Page</a></em></dt>
    <dd>The Tk/Tcl development is largely taking place at
         ActiveState.</dd>
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<dl compact="compact" class="seetitle">
    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/020163337X"
        >Tcl and the Tk Toolkit</a></em></dt>
    <dd>The book by John Ousterhout, the inventor of Tcl .</dd>
  </dl>
<dl compact="compact" class="seetitle">
    <dt><em class="citetitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130220280"
        >Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk</a></em></dt>
    <dd>Brent Welch's encyclopedic book.</dd>
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